As it turns out, Dogpatch USA will not go up for auction on March 3. Surprisingly enough, the former “Li’l Abner” theme park and current ruin has found a “solid buyer,” according to Stewart Nance, one of the holders of the defunct park’s mortgage. The Dogpatch tumult came to a head last February when the…
Methamphetamine continues to be the illegal drug of choice for Arkansans. Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane notes that, while homegrown meth labs are going out of style, they’re being replaced with primo speed from Mexican drug cartels. “It’s a very high purity. It’s a cheap product, and it makes for the perfect storm,” says Lane.…
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Tyson Foods reports that the novel coronavirus outbreak has greatly slowed chicken and pork exports to China. According to Tyson CEO Noel White, exports are currently backed up at Chinese ports, but is confident that once the outbreak is contained the logistical disruptions will cease. Archeologists are currently uncovering a historic burial ground at the…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, Feb. 20 What: Brown Bag Lunch Lecture: The Two Herbert Dentons Where: Old State House Museum When: 12-1 p.m. Little Rock native Herbert Denton Jr. was a…
The Russellville City Council plans to vote on a proposed ordinance prohibiting sales of recreational marijuana in the city. This is apparently a preliminary, preventative ordinance, only coming into effect in case the state votes to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Either way, addressing an issue that does not yet exist is definitely a great…
Early voting starts today in Arkansas. Check here for information on registration and absentee ballots, and if you live in Pulaski County, see here for a list of early voting locations. The Harvest House of Cannabis opened today, becoming Little Rock’s first medical marijuana dispensary. The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy in response to…
A federal court of appeals upheld the lower court’s ruling that Arkansas’ work-requirement for Medicaid benefits was “arbitrary and capricious.” Governor Asa Hutchinson hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will review the ruling. 18,000 Arkansans lost Medicaid benefits after the state instituted the work requirement, their future is unclear. Presidential hopeful/former New York City mayor…
After five years of tax delinquency, central Arkansas water park Wild River Country is going up for auction. The auction takes place at Simmons Bank Arena, bidding starts at the $282,000 currently owed. Little Rock police arrested three kids for making apparently false threats toward Sylvan Hills High School. The threats prompted a school closing…
Sherwood high school Sylvan Hills closed its campus today after threats against the school were posted on social media. The US Census Bureau is running a hiring blitz today in downtown Little Rock. They’re looking for seven part-time supervisors for census takers, pay is competitive and hours are flexible. See here for details. The Hubei…
